Kenya Red Cross Society -HIV / AIDS Project Officer (Lamu) and Project Accountant (Kilifi) Jobs Vacancy in Kenya

Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is a humanitarian relief organisation created by an Act of Parliament, Cap 256 of the Laws of Kenya on 21st December 1965. Its vision is to be the most effective, trusted and self-sustaining humanitarian organisation in Kenya.

The KRCS is looking for qualified people to fill the following positions:

Position Title: HIV/AIDS Project Officer 

Reporting to: Regional Health Officer , Coast

Job location: Lamu

Summary of Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for the effective planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programme aimed at combating and reducing the prevalence and impact of HIV/AIDS on vulnerable communities within the Branch.

Other responsibilities include awareness creation, capacity building, and providing psycho-social support to people affected and afflicted by HIV/AIDS as well as delivering HIV/AIDS workplace training programmes.

Specific duties, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities 

• Develop the Branch HIV/AIDS annual plan and budget aligned to the Society’s strategic objectives as well as Government health policies and strategies aimed at combating the prevalence of HIV/AIDS
• Conduct baseline studies using participatory approaches to identify the number of persons as well as orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) afflicted and affected by HIV/AIDS so as to determine their capacities, available resources and coping mechanisms
• Encourage the youth to attend voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) to decrease risk behaviours by emphasizing consent, confidentiality and counselling aimed at decreasing stigma as more people know their HIV status
• Develop and implement social support programmes to assist caregivers to provide counselling, home-based care and psychosocial support to persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) including orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) afflicted and affected by HIV/AIDS to participate in productive activities
• Participate in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of capacity building programmes aimed at equipping and strengthening staff, volunteers and communities with capacity to provide HIV/AIDS care and support
• Strengthen collaborative partnerships and networks with stakeholders, donors, government agencies, the private sector and other players to ensure implementation of programmes that enhance organizational effectiveness
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams to develop, implement and evaluate HIV-AIDS prevention and control activities using participatory community methods to improve performance standards and organisational effectiveness
• Develop and implement lobby and advocacy programmes with a view to reform laws and policies that hamper the implementation of programmes
• Prepare periodic progress reports and annual reports showing achievements against planned targets as well as providing justification for performance variances and areas of improvement

Requirements

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or equivalent qualifications such as epidemiology, nursing & social work
• Three (3) years experience in planning, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS prevention and control programmes

Competencies 

• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS health care, humanitarian relief issues, trends and goals aimed at preventing and alleviating human suffering
• Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports and prepare relevant publications
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilization of the internet

Position Title: Project Accountant

Reporting to: Branch Coordinator

Job location: Kilifi

Summary of Responsibilities

Responsible to the Branch Coordinator for maintaining records of financial transactions related to income and expenditure within Kilifi Branch.

S/he will support Lamu and Mpeketoni branches on finance matters from time to time.

Other duties include reconciling and balancing accounts as well as posting and compiling monthly reports to show records related to financial operations in the Branch.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Receive cash or cheques, recording financial transactions and counting money to verify amounts and issuing receipts for funds received.
• Maintain books of accounts by inserting data into the accounting system (electronic and manual).
• Prepare payment vouchers and issuance of cheque payments to creditors and other accounts.
• Recording of cheques issued in a cheque dispatch register and maintenance of the same.
• Ensure that all payments or money transactions are properly supported by the required documents as outlined in the financial guidelines.
• Ensure that receipts and invoices for all payments match the acceptable criteria.
• To be responsible for the petty cash of the project, carry out daily cash reconciliation, make payments to KRCS volunteers, suppliers etc. and keep the Branch Coordinator informed of the available petty cash on a regular basis and prepare new money requests well in advance as may be required.
• Carry out regular bank reconciliation.
• To assist the Branch Co-ordinator in any other matters relating to finances or accounts.

Minimum Qualifications 

• CPA (K) or equivalent ACCA final level qualifications or a Bachelors Degree in a Business Related Field with CPA Part (II), Section 4.
• At least two years experience in a busy accounts/ finance office

Key Competencies for the positions: 

• Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop timely reports and prepare relevant publications.
• Proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilisation of the internet.

Applications must contain;

Letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of relevant certificates, address and contacts of two referees one of whom should be former employer personal contacts such as telephone, e-mail and address.

All applications should be sent to:

The Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P. O. Box 40712-00100
Nairobi

Applications can be dropped at the Lamu and Kilifi branches or Coast Region office in Mombasa for onward delivery to the Headquarters so as to reach him not later than 2nd September 2011.